LIV GOLF DC PREVIEW: NOTES ON THE 12 TEAMS

Teams listed in order of current point standings

4ACES GC

Current individual points standings: Peter Uihlein (5), Dustin Johnson (6), Patrick Reed (8), Pat Perez (21)

· Team produced its third runner-up finish and fifth podium (top 3) of the season in Tulsa

· Only team with all four players currently inside top 24 in individual points

· Johnson’s individual win in Tulsa was the second in his LIV Golf career

· Uihlein and Johnson are 1-2 in the League’s driving distance average

STINGER GC

Current individual points standings: Branden Grace (7), Dean Burmester (10), Louis Oosthuizen (25), Charl Schwartzel (32)

· Victory in Tulsa was team’s first since winning inaugural 2022 Invitational Series event in London

· Team has five top-4 finishes in first six events in 2023

· Grace made Tulsa playoff and finished third in points for the second time this season

· Grace shot first 61 in LIV Golf history in Tulsa opening round

RANGEGOATS GC

Current individual points standings: Talor Gooch (1), Harold Varner III (19), Bubba Watson (29), Thomas Pieters (37)

· Finished third in Tulsa, the team’s third consecutive podium result

· Gooch finished 36th individually in Tulsa after winning previous two tournaments

· Varner (4th), Watson (10th) had career-best individual results in Tulsa

· Varner’s 61 (9 under) in final round ties LIV Golf record for lowest score

CRUSHERS GC

Current individual points standings: Charles Howell III (4), Anirban Lahiri (17), Paul Casey (27), Bryson DeChambeau (28)

· Finished 4th in Tulsa, the team’s third consecutive top 5 result

· DeChambeau finished 7th in Tulsa, his best individual points finish

· DeChambeau’s second-round 63 is his lowest round in LIV Golf

· Casey returns to action after a WD at PGA Championship due to injury

FIREBALLS GC

Current individual points standings: Carlos Ortiz (9), Sergio Garcia (11), Eugenio Chacarra (24), Abraham Ancer (41)

· Finished 6th in Tulsa, the team’s fifth points finish this season

· Chacarra finished 5th in individual points in Tulsa, his best result this season

· Team leads League in fairways hit at 63%

· Garcia has prior success in D.C. area, winning at Congressional in 2005

TORQUE GC

Current individual points standings: Mito Pereira (12), Sebastián Muñoz (14), Joaquin Niemann (22), David Puig (45)

· Team has finished inside the points in all six tournaments

· Team leads League in team driving distance average (308.8 yards avg.)

· Niemann finished 9th in Tulsa, his best points finish of the season and second consecutive top 10

· Pereira leads League in Greens in Regulation percentage (77.47%)

SMASH GC

Current individual points standings: Brooks Koepka (2), Jason Kokrak (16), Matthew Wolff (20), Chase Koepka (46)

· Brooks Koepka moved from fourth to second in individual standings after his 6th place points finish in Tulsa

· Brooks Koepka ranks T1 in League with 91 birdies this season

· Kokrak on active streak of four consecutive top-12 finishes

· Kokrak ranked second in field in GIR in Tulsa

RIPPER GC

Current individual points standings: Cameron Smith (3), Matt Jones (30), Marc Leishman (34), Jediah Morgan (42)

· Finished 7th in Tulsa, team’s fifth points finish of season

· Smith made playoff in Tulsa and finished 2nd, his best individual result of the season

· Smith’s 61 in Tulsa final round ties LIV Golf record-low score

· Leishman resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia, approximately 220 miles from course location in Potomac Falls

HYFLYERS GC

Current individual points standings: Brendan Steele (13), Cameron Tringale (18), Phil Mickelson (36), James Piot (47)

· Steele’s 7-under 63 in Tulsa first round was his lowest score since joining LIV Golf

· Piot ranked T1 in the Tulsa field in fairways hit

· Tringale ranks T3 in League putting average this season

· Mickelson coming off 119th major start of his career at PGA Championship

IRON HEADS GC

Current individual points standings: Danny Lee (15), Scott Vincent (23), Kevin Na (26), Sihwan Kim (49)

· Vincent finished 16th in points in Tulsa, his fifth top 24 finish of the season

· Lee’s 6-under 64 in second round in Tulsa ties for his lowest round relative to par this season

· Lee, Vincent and Na have contributed counting scores for 17 of their 18 rounds

· Na ranks T3 in League in putting this season

CLEEKS GC

Current individual points standings: Graeme McDowell (38), Richard Bland (39), Bernd Wiesberger (43), Martin Kaymer (48)

· Team finished 12th in points for third consecutive tournament

· Wiesberger finished 20th in Tulsa, his first points finish of the season

· Kaymer finished 41st, his best result in three starts since returning from offseason wrist surgery

· Team among League leaders in fairways hit at 63%

MAJESTICKS GC

Current individual points standings: Henrik Stenson (31), Sam Horsfield (33), Ian Poulter (35), Laurie Canter (40), Lee Westwood (44)

· Reserve player Canter taking spot for injured Horsfield

· Westwood expected to return after WD prior to Tulsa final round

· Poulter has recorded par or better in his last 79 par 5 holes played to extend LIV record

· Stenson leads the League in fairways hit at 76.19%